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nuenfoz DANIEL CARTER, DF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA..

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Application led July 8, 1908.

To all wlwm 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL CARTER of the city of Toronto, in the countyof -Ytorl: and Province of "Ontario, Canada, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Stamp-Aixing Machines; and I hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, und exact description of t e same.

ln my ap lication for Letters Patentof the United gtates, filed January8th, 1906, Serial Number 295,197, I have shown and described a stampaiiixing machine comprising a stamp moistening apparatus, a stampseverin and ailixing mec anism means for successively presentin thestamps to the stamp severing and a xing mechanism.

The resent invention relates to certain new an useful im rovements inthese features, and other a ded features, as hereinafter described.

For an understanding of the invention, ieference is to be had to thefollowin description, and to the accompanying rawings in which,

Figure 1 is a plan vieur of the machine with part of the bed platebroken away, showing the relative sltion of the various parts. Fi 2 is aront elevation. of the machine, s owing the normal position of theparts. Fig. 3, is a side elevation, showing the parts 1n same positionas Fig. 2, this view being from the right of the machine. Fig. 4 is aside elevation showing the parts in the same position as in Figs. 2 and3, this view being from the left of .the machine. Fig. 5 is a sideelevation of part of the construction shown in Fig. 3, with the operablemechanisms moving to perform their functions. Fig. 6 is a similar viewto Fig. 5, with the movements of the operable mechanisms completed tothe aiixing of the stam Figs. 7 and 8 are two perspective views o theenvelop e'ecting mechanism, showing two positions o the envelo ejector.Fig. 9 is aperspective View of t e envelop ejecting mechunism, lookingat it from the opposite side to Figs. f and 8, showin the trippingmechunism for the ejector. ig. 10 is a lan view of the top of the stampcarrie e. ig. 11 is a plan view of the bottom of t e stamp carringe.Fig. 12 is a front elevation of the stamp carriage showin the feed rollsin their closed position. 13 is a similar view to Fig. 12, showing t efeed rolls o en. Fig. 14, is an elevation of the left side o' theSpecliloation o! Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

semi No. 441,780.

stamp carriage. Fig. 14* is a similar view to Fig. 14 with art of theoperating mechanism shown in ig: 14, removed. Fig. 15 is u similar viewto ig. 14, or the ri ht side of the stamp carriage. Fig. 15l is a etailview of the detent for the stamp carriage. Fig. 16 is a perspective viewof the moistencr reservoir. l`1g. 17 is a perspective view of themoistener and cross head therefor. lg. 18 is a perspective view of thestamp u-iiixing' plunger und part of the severing means, showing them intheir inoperative positions. Fig. 19 is a similar view to Fig. 18,showing the relative position of the stamp severing means und the stampatlixing plunger, while the latter is ailixing the stam Fig. 2.0 is aperspective view of one of t 1e sides of the stamp severing means. Fig.21, is a perspective view of one of the plunger sides` Fig. 22, is apers )ective view of one of the other sides of t e stamp severinginc-ans. Fig. 23 is a perspective vienr of part of the plunger rod. Fig. 24 is a perspective vieu' of the stamp tray. Fig. 25 is a sectionalview of the winding drum. Fig. 2G is a seetion through the-envelopsupport-ing table. Fig. 27 is a perspective view of the plungermechanism and associated parts, and F ig. 28 is a detail of the stumpsevering plunger.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawmg.

Stamp corra c. (See Figs. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. and 15.)- e stamps areintermittently presented to the stamp aftixing mechanism y the stampcarriage. The stamp carriageI has two revoluble feed rolls a and b, tofrictionally engage the stamps .and feed them from the stamp tray ctoward the stamp guide y'. The feed roll a, is jourualcd in the carriagesides d d, below the plane of the place where the stamps are presentedto the stamp eixiu mechanism, and the feed roll b is errang parallelwith, and in the same vertical plane as the feed roll a. To provide forthe separation of the feed rolls a and b, the latter is journaled inrocker arms e and f, mounted on and movable with the rock shaft g. Therock shaft is journaled in the carriage sides d, d* in ne rear of thefeed rolls a and b, and coiled on the rock shaft g are tension springsIt. The tension springs h are held by ins i, inserted through t e rockshaft and y pins j, inserted into the carriage si es d d* adjacent tothe rock 'in Fig. 12, to thatl shown in I* shaft, so that: they canapply the requisite tension to the roc shaft an position it to hold themovable feed roll b, normally in contact with the stationary feed rolla, and return thel rook shaft1 rocker arma and movable feud roll b fromthe osition shown in Fig. 1|, to that shown in fig. 12, as hereinafterstated. The terms movable and Htatimnu'y," are umd in tho sense, thatthe lat-ter is rvvolnhla continuously in a fixed position. and theformer is movable into and out of contact with the latter feed roll.4Fulrunied to ono of the ca-rria e sidee d, below the rocker arm f, is alever a, havin a projection I. which constantly enga s thge lower odgeof the rocker arm f. As iown in Fig. 14, the lever lr, normally lies ina forward oblique position from the center of its fnlerum, and when itis in the osition shown in Fig. 1+, the feed roll b, is 1n Contact with'the feed roll n, as Shown in Fig. 12. lVhen the lever L.' is moved iuthe direction inflirated by arrow in Fi r. 14 from the position shown inthat ligure, lille projection l engages with tinl rocker arm f, raisesthe rocker arm and (muses it to rock the shaft g and impart acorresponding movement to the rocker arm i', at the other aide of thestamp carriage and more the feed roll I) from the osition shown ig. 13,so that efreely enthe initial row of Stamps can When the nutervd betweenthe feed rolls.

tial row of stamps ia entered, the lever can 'the rock shaft and rockerarms to their normal position and bring the movable feed roll l. hackinto the position shown in Fig. 12. The carriage sides d el* areconnected together by ri id bars o, bolted or otherwise fastened totieinner faces of the said carriage sides, to maintain them in a lixedposition with relation to each other.

Extending inwardly from 'the top of the rarriagr sides d- I. in rea r ofthe feed rolls u and I, are vertical slots p, to receive the su portingrod q, for the stamp tra T e `upporting rod g, is tixcd or ri rid ysecured lo lugs r, extending downwart ly from the sides of tho stam)tray t', and the ends of the supporting rot q, are screw threaded to'rereive the adjusting nuts s so that the stamp tray c can be movedlaterally, and looked in its adjusted position to com ensate for anyvariation an the width 0 the .salvage of the sheets of stamps, so thatthe rows of lmrforationa` will be alined with the severing edges of thestamp aevering means as hereinafterdescribed. T esnpporting rod q ispmvided with a. look uut u, to engage one of the adjustii vanta a, andpreventany variation of the :idjusting nuts from their set position. Oneend of the movable feed roll is provided on the outer face of theadjacent. earring(` aide d, with n milled thumb nut u, for its manualoperation, and is also rovidoll with a milled collar w, hetwrc-n' tliradjacent carriage side d* and the thumb nat a., to be enga ed by aretardation sprinu' a', which frictiona ly resists its revolution duringthe severance of the presented stamp. At the o posite end of the movablefeed roll to the t mmh nut Iu, .is a pinion o, whioh meshes with a a urwheel z, revolubl y mounted on a stud projecting,r from the carriage.eide Il, at the same end of the oarliago as the pinion y, and Formingpart of the aide face of the spur wheel 2, is a ratchet whuol /J engagedby the ratchet teeth r of the alidable levcr d. The slidnhle lever rl isprovided with a guido pin a movable in the guido way f formed in therigid arm g' which is su )ported on tw blocks la. and z" aecurcd'to l 1e(un-ringe side il. The lever rl Aengages thil outer side of the arm g-,and the guide pia f." is provided with a washer j which ovcrla 'is theguide wav f and engages the inner sit c of the arm g to prevent thelateral movement of the guide pm and slidahlo lever By this means thelover is permitted to more forwardly in the guide way f when artuatingthe ratchet. whcrl b', and rearwardly when returning to its inactiveposition and can rock on the guide pin e' to enable its ratchet teeth nto engage with the teeth of the ratchet wheel b' during its forwardn'iovemant and clear the ratrhet teeth as it returns. Toretnrn theslidablu lever, a spring la is connected to the slidable lever, and tothe block i. The block i' has a. roller l which engages the outer sideof the lever d and aais'ts the Washer j in prevent.- ing the lateralmovement of the alicia-ble lever At the rear end of the sldahlo lever d'is an idler m' to engage with the stationary cam o'. The stationary camo is rigidly fastened to the bed plate p and when the carria e movesinto the position shown in Fig. l t ne idler m' cngnoes with it. The.cam o' as' own in. Fi 1, ofthe drawin .consists of a strni t bararranged obv iquely to the. len th of t e machine and as the idler m'tra-ve s along it, the slidablo lever d is forced toward the front ofthe machine to rotatie the ratchet wheel b and cause a correspondingmovement of the s' nnwheel z, and Jinion y, to revolve the eed roll b,and fee the succeedin stamps to the stamy guide g". The bed p ate f; isprovide( with au adjustable can-inge atop 1" to limit the return.movement of the carria e and prevent the idler m moving be ond t iefront. end of the stationary cam o. e bars o, of the etamp carriage arepreferably of an annular shape in c-roes section and travel upon groovedwheels s' mounted on the cross bars t secured at the top of a carnagegpo'rting fra-mo u fastened to the machine The carriage supportingframe, as shown Yils 4spi-in in Figi-i. 1 to 6 inclusive, extendslengthwise, of the direction of the movement of the cerrge and paralleltherewith, and consists of two separated sides rigidly connected to`gether at the top of the cross bars t', arranged transversely to the lenh of the cnrriege supportin frame. he grooved wheels s are revo ublymounted on the cross bars t and are arranged in ltwo parallel rowsbeneath the carriege bars, a. Projectin from the inner face of one ofthe sides o the carrie' supportinig-frame u' is a stud fui on whic isrevolub mounted n winding drum and. connected to the winding drum :v isone end' of e flexible chain y', the oppo- Asite end of the chain beingconnected to a hook z' at the remote end of the carriage. Connected tothe winding drum ai', and to the stud w' is n. coiled spring a, by whichthe winding drum is turned to wind the chain y' thereon.

An intermittent movement of the carriage is necessary to permit 'of theoperation of 'severing and aixing the stamps, and this intermittentmovement is eil'ected by n controlling mechanism `consisting of two rackbars b and c associated with n reciprocatory detent. The rack bar b isrigidly fixed to the carriage sides d an'd d* so that it will only movein unison with the carrie and is provided with guide pins d". T e rackbar e" is formed with two longitudinally arranged slots o" to receivethe guide pins d so that the guide pins d" con su port it while inrepose and during its individual movement and during the movement of theruck bar b with the carriage. To prevent the separation of the rack ursb and c the former is provided with c U-shaped cli i f" one side ofwhich en a es the remote si e of the ruck bar n to ho it in contact withthe rack bar b. One of the guide pins d" projects beyond the rack bar c"and connected to it, and to a. pn.g projecting from thv ruck bar c, isa, coiled ring h" to impel the rack bnr c in the irection of themovement of the carriage, when the former rack bnr c", being limitedonly by the ends of the slots e" en aging with the guide pins d. Toprovide or the requisite movement of the rack bar a, the carriage sided, is formed with an aperturenj" throu h which the rack ber moves whenactual: by the h". The detent dog i" is slidably and pivotall mounted ona pin k", secured to n cross p ate Z forming part of the carriagesupporting frame, and the detent dog f" is provided with an arm m",hu.ving at or nenr its end a weight o, which normally maintains the dogin en upright cposition to en ge with the teeth of the re bars bf an c.Slidbly mounted on the pin le" is a yoke having two arms p" and g",between which is located the detent dog i". Projecting from the arms p"and q nre positioningbpins 1" and H rewctively to be cn gaged y theforks t" nn n of the bifurcated n-rm o ne it reciprocetoe onder theiniuence of tho actuating mechanism. lVlwn tho parte nre in their normalposition1 uf. c. prior to the initial movement of the stomp cnrriii e,the detent dog z'" is in enga vement with t c first tooth of the rackbar c und the guide pins d" then engage the forward end of the slots` eto prevent the forward movement of the carriage. During the :wtmition ofthe opernting meclmniem, the fork t ofthe bifurcnted nrm o movesI intoengagement with the poeitioniiig,r in fr" and cameos it to move the yoketower the front of the machine, and carry the detain. dog i in the comedirection, so that the detent dog fi" will be diseiriiged from theengaging tooth of the rack iir c, and moved into enga gement with thecorre nding detenttooth of the rack bnr b" un hold the cnrringestationary while thc stump is boing'` Severed :ind aiixed.

When the arts of the actuating meclmnism nre comp eting their mot-ionand returning to their normal position, the foi-h u of the bifurcnledarm engages with the positioning pin x" and moves the positioning pinnml tht` :i1-ms of the voire toward the i'cnr of the nmchne, the yo cecarrying with il' thc detent do i, so that the datent dog i" will bemove from engangementv with the tooth of the rack bnr b" und moved intoengage ment with the succeeding tooth of thc rook bnr e" which come intoposition under iho influence of the coiled spring h" during thv forwardmovement of the dctent dog i". llihen the detcntdo i is released fromthc engaging tooth of t e rack bar b" the vnrriaige moves forward untilthe guide pins d come into engagement with the forward ends of the guideslots c and nrreet the further movement of the carriage in the forwardli rection, the stomp ciirrnigo boing thon hohl by the engagement of thedoti-.nt log and thv engaging tooth of the rnck bur ff". 'lhc pitch ofthe teeth of both rock bui-x vn-im-iilc und corres )ond with theldistance between the rows o perforntions between the stumps so that eachmovement of the carriage will present n succeeding row of perforntionsto the stam) severin mechanism. When thv.Y carriage as. move( thedistance of one tooth its motion is arrested as nbove stated, and lheactuating mechanism ie positioned ready for the succeeding operation oftheI machine. Concisely stated the detentclog i" is nor mally inengagement-,with one of the teeth of the rack bnr c and is moved fromits en gagement with that tooth into engugmnent with the correspondingtooth of thc ruck bnr b" by the imtinl movement of the bifurcnted firmo" und in moved from engagementwith the tooth of the rack bai' b, intoengagenient with the :succeeding tooth of the rack bar i' (hiring thereturn movement. of the hifiireate-d ai'm. Connected to the top of theside of the iiioistener re ervoir 11" is a brai'ket .'f" provided withan idler y which engagea the top ot' the rat-.lc bar L", and prerentr:thil i'ert'ieal disphieement of the .Ltttaiiip earriage from the groovedwheels. and seiiii'ed io the raehr liar [1 is a :stop s" wliit'h engageswith t-he. idler y and arrests the marriage when its niort-mein iaeompleted.

li'n-volop-mvietnam'. (See l"`iga. 2, il, (i, 11' aad l.)-'l`liemoistening means are loi-aled vertieally in rear of and below the phirewhere the Stampe: are presented to the stam i severing and attixingrmechanism, and may lie deseribed es consisting of a iiioiatenerresin-voir. a moistener roller, and an operating merliaiiism. Thenioistener reservoir in" is iiiriiled into two compartmentsl and l) hy apartition A. In the front i-.oinpartment B, ih' a sponge C, or otheralr-torbeiit devine, and the rear eoinparlinent l) is employed toreceive the water to meinten the sponge C. lhe top ot the compartment Bis cut away, and revered with a felt pad E having a rlanipiiigmit F.movable in a slot (l, extending lengthwise ot" the reservoir. Theelaniping mit l when released permita ot the pad ll bein;l opened. toprovide a means nl access to the interior of the eonipartment li, ortightened to serai-ely hold the pad positioned. to ehrse the openinginto the eoinpartii'ient and form a substantially Smooth stu-face forthe. nioistener roller H as shown in Figs. lt and 1T. Entering thecompartment; l) is an inlet: pipe I. provided with a. funnel J. throughwhieh the water is introduced. The water pa ses from the'coinpa1t-1nenll) into the compartment- B, through an opening?r K, preferably formedbetween the lower edge of the partition A. and the bottom of thereservoir. as shown in Fig. '16. \-Vhen the water :intein-e thei-.ompartnient l, it. is absorbed by the eponge or other alvorbei'it.material (l, and .aatnrat'es the pad l). on which the mois tener rollerH moves. The axle L of the moiatener roller H is joiirnaled in theroller 4Frame M. and the roller frame M is rorloibly mounted on theiiioistener rod Hy thus commenting the moistener roller H, to themoistening rod O, the roller can adapt itself to amr anereimess in thesurface over which it is moving. Connected to the roller frame M. andextending,r forwardly over the moistener roller Il. is a shield l toprevent the water splashin against the other parts of the machine turingthe movement of the roller. T he moistener rod is articnlatinglyeonneetml to a cross head Q, which. is reciproeatinglr nii 'able inslideways R` forming part of the iiioistener frame. Coiled on the crosshead Q ia one end of a spring S the. other end of whieli spring bears onthe moisanother to adaptiself to any varia-tion in ele-ration of thesiii't'ai-.e over whieh it. is moving and by its artlriilation it. eil-nreadily adaptiitsel't' to any i-'ariat-ion of that surface. `[rom ahorizontal plane.. 'Ilie moistener roller lil is reeiprorated by the.actuating inet-.lointain hereinafter described. During its initialmovement the moistener roller mores from the pad ll. through an aperturein the rarriage so porting frame 4o to the. envelop positionedimmediately below the stamp severing and atiixiiig mechanism, and whenit hanI completed its forward morement' is released by the. aetni'itingmeelianism and instaiitaneonsly returned tto its initial position onderthe inthlenee. ot a return spring,r hereinaitei.' described, so that itwill he elear ot the path of the. stamp severing' and atiiximr mechanismwhen the latter appreacher,l the envelop with the Stamp to be altixed.

.iS'z'fnmp severing (oid filming inerf/wiism. (See Figs. 2, 3. 4, 5, o,18, lf), 20, 2l, and 28.)#1110 stamp severing and atiixing meehaniani isprovided with a plunger guide way T, hit-,ated in t'ront. ot the stampcarriage and vertically above the path ot the moistener roller.\"'e1't.iea.ll ir movable in the plunger guide wa)r 'l`, is the slampsevering and atiix'ing plunger ll, provided with a plunger rod V.connected by a swinging joint. W to the Vorher arm X fiilerumed betweenits ends to a standard Y whit-.h projects troni the machine bed a. 'lheplonger U consists ot a bottom member 'l fixed to the lower end oi theplonger rod V and a. top member B through whit-li the plonger V islaliihible as hereinafter is ated. The plunger rod in formed with aeireiim'lerential ehannel l' above the. top n'ieii'iber li' to receivethe. lib-'Utell h-iteh 1)' when the. top and bottoni ineinbero aretogether as shown in Fig. 1S. The hiteli Il' ih' pivoted to the top ofthe top member li and as shown in Figi-f. 18 and l!) is of a SubstantialU-shape, with one. leg pi voted to the top iiieiiibei.' B hy the pivotscrew E and the. other leg tornied with a lng F eoi'istantly engaged bythe to i arm of the trip dog The bottom arm o the. trip dog is engage-dhy the. wall of the gnideway 'l and ia moi-'eil hy the latter Jfrom theposition shown in Fig. 19, to that shown in Fig. 18, so that it willpress the pivotecl lat-eh into 4the chani'iel. C to lock the top andbottom iiiemhers together and cause them to move in unison. The topiin-miler, B. is provided with a collar Il' whit-.h eoi'istantly engagesthe pivoted latch 1)' and guides it as it envf ters or rei-.viles fromthe, channel f (foiled on the lungcr rod V is a spi-ing K. The siringenga s the collin- H' und u stop secured to t e plunger rod, to pressthe top member of the pluri er toward the bottom member. Secured the twoadjacent sides of the to member B are two stamp severing plates .formedwith serrated cutting edges M' which project slightly below the bottomsurface ottllie4 bottom member to engage wlththe. rows of perforationsof the presented stamp, and sever the latter from the remaining stampsof the sheet'dnring the descent of the plunger.

Secured to the top member B' is a side )late O the bottom edge of whichprojects .ielow the cutting edges of the stamp severin f plates to comeinto contact with the enve op and arrest the progiess of the top memberand the stamp severing plate. The side )late O is provided with a springP whic i enga the free arm of the pivoted h itch D an presses the latchinto the position shown in Fig. 19 when the bottom arm of the' trip doghas passed beyond the plunger guidi-,wayv The side plate O is providedwith im aperture Q' through which the free arm of the tripb do Gprojects to enable it to be engaged y the adjacent wall of thc plungeruide way T. When the trip do is en age by the wall of the plungerguirlen'iiy l, it presses the trip dog into the iosition show n n1 Fig.18, and causes it tov iold the latch in the channel of the lunger rodtolock the too and bottom mem rs of the plunger together. When the plungerhas moved in the plun er guide way to carry the bottom arm of tie tripdo past the lower edge of the plunger iewa the pressure of the s ring Pon t e free of the hitch moves t e latch and trip dog om the positionshown in Fig. 18, to that shown in Big. 19, und causes the separat-ionof the top and bottom memhersof the plunger so (Init the bottom membercan continue its movement independently of the top member.

When the actuatin mechanism is set in operation the detent. og for thecarriage is 'released from engagement with the rack bar and brought intoengagement with the corresponding detent tooth of the rack bar old thecarriage in u stationary tion. The moistening mechanism an the stampnllixi and severing mechanism are simu taneous y o rated to respectivelymove `plate W', and coiled on the rock shaft V is within the nioistcnerby a spring of suicicnt strength to cause its instantaneous returnmovement, the plunger continuing its movement at its normal rate of s d.When thc stamp is severed from the s ieet it is engaged by two stampholding ins R' connected to the top mem er B an projecting through, andbelow the bottoni surface of, thc bottom member Z. While the woll of theplunger guideway is engagin the lower arm of the trip dog the latterolds the latch in the channel of the plunger rod as shown in Fig. 18, sothat the too and bottom members of the plunger will move unitedly, andwhen the trip dog has passed the lower edge of the plunger gnideway thespring 1 moves the latch and the do into the position shown in Fig. 19to disp ace the hitch from the channel. The sprin K( then causes theunited movement o the top and bottoni members of the lun r until thebottom edge of the side p ate comes into contact with the envelop, whenthe further movement of the stamp severine plates and top member B isarrested and the continued movement of the bottom member is innintainedby the action of the plunger md and rocker arm, to remove the stamp fromthe stamp holding )ins and rese it on the surface moistened y themoisiener roller. The yielding nature of the envelop, :uid theirregularity of the nioistcned surface is con iensated for by theconnection between the ottoin member and the plunger rod which permitst-lie bottoni surface of the bottom member to adapt'itself to thesurface of the envelop. To rotect the stamp against injury by the plinger, the bottom surface of the bottom member is provided with :iyield ing cushion T', but this cushion need not necessaril he used.

Projectnig from thc front. s'ulc of the plnli r glndcwny T, ure. twolugs lf' in whici is mounted a rook shaft V'. :mil loosely mounted onthe rock shaft V siho stamp holder which consists of a. vertical plate Wand a horizontal plate X conv llected by a hinge pin Z' to the lun-erend of the vertical late normally projecting through a slot YB in thefront sido of the plunger guidewny and extending beneath the resentedstamp. Coled on the hinge pin l' is a tension spring A which normallyholds the horizontal plate X' at a substantially right angle to thevertical a tension spring B" which restores the stamp holder to itsnormal position as the stamp severing and axing mechanism returns to itsinoperative position. Duiinthe descent of the lunger the stamp holder ythe pres sure o? the plunge;` thereon as the .latter descende is movedfrom the osition shown in Fig. 3, to that shown in 1ig. (l, und :is theparte return from the position shown in Fig.

-rod G to that shown in lfig. .'z, the tension spring B mtnrns the stumpholder with them.

"Phe :zoek shnf': V is )rovidetl with on nrln C extending long t eadjacent side of the plunger gniclewny, und the arm C" has n pin 1)extending:` wit-hin the plunger guidewny which engages the to ede of oneof the stump .wvering plates u. s the plunger ret-urns to the positionshown in Fi it lifts the, 1Jin D' und rocks the urm C und rook shaft.V'. The rum C is formed with a projection E" which muy be termed u cum,and this anni engn s nu nrln F pivoted to the plunger gui( ewuy.

Attached to the ulm F, is n connecting provided ut its lower end with u.plena-er foot ll oplmsed to the top sln'fnee of the stump guide y. theConnecting` rod il slides in n `guide. wily M" Conner-ted to the plnn erguidewuv between the premer foot, un( the arm F", und eoiled on thenetmeeting rod G between the presser foot and gniden'ny'M"` is u springU" to force the :renner foo( in the. direction of the stump gni( e. Theslnlnp guide. q' is loenlod alongrhe front of the ran-ringe supportingframe n und extends to the plun ver guidewny T. Formed in the longergui( enuy 'l in :i slot I" :dined wit i the stannp guide q', the plaineot' the. bottoni snl'lneeY of the slot. l" being :dined with the lopsurfuee of the horizontnlplnte, X", und in'nnedintelpr below the bottonisnrfnee of the bottoni member of the plunger, so that the stumps will hepresented hein-'een these two ports.

When the stump se\ 'ering )lute morel ont of enjmigelnent. with the pinl ns thestnlnp :illlxing plunger descends the spring O" toi-eml thepresser foot into eontnel with the l=nnp guide, lo seem-ely rhnnp the.linups on Ille stomp guide o' prior to the elunivelnen'l of the Astump:levering blade-s with ille presented slump, to' enolile. the stumpneverlng blades to rut the rows of )erforntions between the. prewntedstump :md the ndjoining ones, without drawing thexn into the plungerrinden-'uy T.

In volop-feeding men/uniform. (See Figo. l. 2. 2l. Al. fl und (Ll-ln thebed plate -1 is u .loll". .\t the raiderl of the slot I nre ledgwfl, :un lower plaine thun the top of (he` hed plate p'. rl'he ledges rl" fornin slide' way for the slotted urna lIt" of the envelop feeder S". Theslotted nrin 1" more# lengthwise on the slidewny Q" und the envolopFeeder S" ir: nrrnnged l'izlnm-'ersely to the length of the nrm R". 'lheenvelop feeder S eonsists of u horizontal plate T n'llieh slides on thetop of the bed plate a und n vertionl plnl'ey l'" nt. the hack of thehorizontal pluto. T having nt ith` upper end n tlnnge V wliielioverhang# the plnte T". 'lhronf'h the slotted umn R" extends the sindwhich iivot'nlly connects the Slotted nrni lo the oneil ating: nrin Y"located below the, bed, plate 1;'. Euch-cling the stud X" isnwnsher Zwhich en ages 'the top surface of the plete '1"' and nd'inatuhlo on theHtml X is n sot not 2. lly tais construction it is possible to adjustthe feeder to envelope of any ordinary ion il. lDuring 1 the tmoillntionof the arm Y' the envelop feeder in re- ,wpeetively moved from thextznnp severing nml ufixiu mechanism to receive the envelop und is thenmoved townrd the stump Mire-ring and nllixing meehanimn to deliver theenvelop thereto. Heeurod to the hed plate p contiguous to the slot. P"in nn envelop ,gn te il, the front foce of whieh is :dined with thefront fnee of the ein-ringo supporting frame.

When the envelop feeder S is in its ini tial position the envelups areplaced on the lied pluie p' with one edge in oontnot with the nge 3.Located in front of the plunger gui away 'l is on adjustable enveloplito i 4, to arrest the movement of the euveloi w non delivered hy theenvelo J feeder und iold it iositioned to receive. tio presentedsta-nip.

he envelop stop 4, consists of un Lshoped urln tconnected to orintegrally formed with, a. rock slnift 6 jonrnnled in hearings helow theenvelop supporting tuhle 7, und is provided with a. thumb gr1p 8, ot itsouter end by which itcan be rocked and positioned. The L-shaped arm ofthe envelop stop 4, projects through nn aperture 9, in the envelopsupporting table T, which is of sullicient size to permit of theoperation of the envelop stop nud the envelop ejector, ns hereinafterdescribed, In the aperture 9, is n. recess 10, nlinod with, und arrangedto receive und hold the upright. port of the L- Hlmped arm when in itsvertienl position. When iu an upright position the upright. part of theL-slniped arm is letninod in the roeess l0 by the pressure of the s rinr l1, coiled on the rock shaft 6, between t e t ulnb Y rip 8,|md outerb'eering 12tfor the rock Shaft.

y pressing the rock sha 6, inwardly the L-shaped arm can be displacedfrom the recess 10, and lowered below the plane of the envelopsupporting table 7, as shown in dotted lines n1 Fi 7 und 8. When the L-slniped arm 5, 1s lowered into the osition shown' in dotted lille inFigs. 'l' on 8 the spring 11 draws it partly under the ront. side of theaperture 9, to engage with and enable the envelop supporting trible tohold itin its lowered posit-lon. By lowerin the L-shaped arm in thiswnylf, envelops of urge can be positioned be ow the stomp affixiuplunger to receive the stumps to he u xed thereto.

Envelop 'ejecte'ng meekomen-The envolop ejector 13 operatin through thenperture 9 1s of n substantia y bell crunk shape, and is fulcmmed at thejunction of its arms to o bracket arm 14, suspended from the under sideof the envelop supporting table 'movement of the envelop tgectoil') 13,

7. The ejector has a slight lateral movement on its fulcrum pin 5, sothat it can enter in, or be displaced from, the recess 16, forming partof the a rture 9. Durn the initial movementof he operating mec anism,the ejector is in the position shown in Fig. (,and at the commencementof the return movement of the o erating mechanism it moves quickly fromt e position shown in Fig. 7, to that shown in Fig. 8, and the'n'returnsagain to the position shown in Fig. 7, before' he operating mechanismhas cornpleted its return movement. To effect this operation of theejector, one of the ejector arms 17 is enga by the idler 18, of the swilever 1 fulcrumed to the arm 20, attach to the `under side of theenvelop sup orting table 7. The lever 19 swings freey on its fulcrum pinand remains inactive until the envelop ejector has coinpleted its actionof ejecting the envelop.- On the ejector arm 21, is a cam 22, engaged ba trip dog 23, pivoted to an arm 24 carri by the o rating mechanism andis arranged so that uring the downward movement of the arm 24 it willclear the cam 22. The e'ector 13, during the initial movement of t e oerating mechanism is held in the position s own in Fig. 7, by itsengagement with -the sides of the recess 16. During the return movementof the operating mechanism,

4the trip dog 28 engages the cam 22, and

causes a sufficient lpteral -movement of the envelop ejector 13, on thefulcrum in 15, to enable the envelop ejector 13, to ise itself from theholding ports of the recess, and move from the sition shown in `Fig. 7,to that shown in ig. 8. Under the in- `iluence of the spring 25, whichis connected `to the ejector arm 21, and to the bracket arm 14, theejector moves rapidily from the stion :shown in Fig. 7, to that shown int' 8, the movement of the parts'being so timed in 'their operation thatthe e'ector is released from the holding parts of e recess when thestamp aixing pluri r has commenced 'its return movement a er thecompletion of its action to atlix the stamp. Immediately on thecompletion rof the ejectitnilg e 'ng lever 19, is rin the idler 18, Ktobear on the ejector arm 1 and press it downwardly from the position'shown in Fig. 8 to that shown in Fig. 7.

Envelop delivery-At the' deliveryside of the envelop supgorting table 7,is an o 26 leading to e envelop chute 27, so' kthat the envelope ejectedb the envelop ejector 18 can pass to-.the en op chute 27 and from theenvelop chute 27 into the envelop receptacle 28, which for easy acce; tothe en- 4 velops is provided with a door 29.

Operating mechanism. (See. Figs. 2,3,4, 5, 6,7 and 8.)-Jonrnaled inbearings 80, suspended from the under side ofthe machine bed v', is arock shaft 81, to which is rigidly iixed the treadle lever 82. Thetreadle lever 82 is provided with a pedal 88, b y which it is operatedin one direction, and is connected by aV spring 84 to the machine frame35 by which 'it is operated in the other direction. When power isapplied to the treadle lever 32, to move it from. its initial positionit causes the rock shaft 31 to rock 1n one 'rection and when the wer isremoved from the treadle lever, e spring 3i causes it to move in thereturn direction and operate the rock shaft in the opposite direction toits first rocking movement.

Riiidly connected to the rock shaft 31, is a roc ing lever 86, andrigidl connected to the lever 36 is the bifurca arm v, the.

forks t" and u of which engage the p0si with the moth of the rack bar cinto ens agement with the corresponding tooth of t e rack bar b as abovedescribed to lock the stamp e, and prevent its movement duringthe-operation of the'other parts. s aft 31 is provided with an arm 37,to whiclithe vertical link 3B is connected bg an ordinary swivel joint39, and eonnecte to the vertical link 38 by an ordinary swivel j oint40, is a horizontal ylink 4L The oscillating arm Y is' fulcrumed to astud 4B from the machine bed rv', below e bed p ate and is formed be-`yond the fulcrum wiia crank part-44, to

which the horizontal link 41 is pivotally connected.

In'the machine bed v' is an elongated slot 45, through which thevertical link 88 operstes, the elongation of the slot being suilicientto miami: of the' free moveinent of the vertical d the rocking movementof the rock shaft. g theinitial movenient of the rock shaft 31 thevertical link 88 moves forwardly in and downwa through the slot 45, andactuates thro the'agency of the horizontal link 41, the oscillatmg arm Yto move the latter to its initial position and carry the envelop feederImmg with it, so that the envelop feederv will be marcel to engage theenvelop to be delivto the stam mechanism. As the'rock shaft re to itsinitial mtions the vertical link 8 8 moves upwardly ugh, and rearwardlyin the slot 45, and :gain thro hthe agenc ofthehorizontal li 4:1 actuathe -arm Y to move from its initial tion .to its delivery positionandcause e envelop feeder to present the envelop to the stampA axinf`mechan ism. Projectinl from the rock s aft is an arm 46, to whic isivotally connected one and of the link 47. e opposite end of the link 47is connected to the rocker arm X on the op osite side of its ulcrumconnection with t e standard Y to its connection with the plunger rod V.The arm 4G is so arranged that durin the initial movement of the rockshaft it wi l raise the link 7 and cause the rocker erm X, to move theplungerrod V and plunger U, downwardly toward the positioned envelop toenable the plu-nger to aiix the stam thereto. Durin the return movementAo .the rock shaft, moves downwardly and through the agency of the link47 raises the plunger U and plunger rod V in the plunger fuldeway andrestores them to their inltiaposition for the next operation of thestamp alii-Xing mechanism.

Connected to the rock shaft 31, is nn arm 4B, andivotally connected tothe arm 48 is n latch 4 9 having a latch tooth 50 to engage with thelatch pin 51, projecting from tic fever 52. The lever152 is fnlcrumed-to a bracket 53 projecting from the underside of the machinel bed fu'.The lever 52 Works through an u rturc 54 in the machine bed, adjacentlto e moistener reservoir and the upper end of the lever 52 is connectedto the cros head Q. The lever 52 rocks in one direction on its fulcruxnpin 55, under the iniiuence of the latch 49, and in the/,oppositedirect-.ion under the influence of o. s ring 56 connected to the arm 48and to t e lever. During the return movement of the rock sha ft 31., thearm 48 swings rearwardly and causes the latch tooth 50 to engage with.the latch pin 51 so thntduring the initial movement of the rock shaftthe latch will -draw the lower cud of the lever 52 in the direction inwhich the latch is moving. This action of the latch moves. the u end ofthe levier 52 in a forward directional-t the commencement of th initialmovement of the rock shaft, and s the upper .end of. the lever y52, isconnected to the cross head Q, it moves the cross head, moistener rod,"aud moistener roller H, toward the front :of the machine and causes themoistener. miler to'tra've across, and meisten the place for thesta-mpon the positioned envelop. When. the moistener4 roller hascompleted its forward travel, a trip 57 connected to the lever 52engages'V the latch 49, and dieellga es the latch tooth 50, from thelatch pin 51; ettrip being shown inFig. 5, as just coming into=engagement with the latch. When the latchtooth is dsengagedfromthelatehpin,the`

ring 56 restores the lever 52 to the position shown in Fig. 3, which 'isits postumi, and that of the parte connected to'it. --The action of thespring is practically inmantaneons, so that the lever will quickly re* earm 46.

esame tnrn andI enlise the return of the cross head, moietener rod, andmoistener roller to the position shown in Iflfg. B .where themuil-:tener roller will he entire y clear of the path of the )longer asit descends, the dem-.ent of whic is coincident with the commencementnf. the initial movement of the lever 52. The action of the lever 52,and s ring 56 are so timed that the moietener voler will move from themoistener reservoir across the path of thc plunger, and meisten thesurface for the stamp on the positioned envelop, and then return to themoistener reservoir before the plun e1' lmsleft the plunger guidewav.The late 1 49 is provided with urearward y projecting arm 58, to whichis connected one end of aA spring 59. The opposite end of the spring 59is connected to the link 47. The nlrio'se of the spring 59 is to causethc atc tooth 50 to engage with the latch pin 51, when the parts are inthe posit-lon shown in Fig. 3. As shown in Figs. 3 and 6 the orward endof the latch constantly rests on the latch pin 51, to prevent the latchmaking n false movement when being positioned. and insure the latchtooth 50 engaging with the latch pin V51.

Secured to the rocking lever 36 is a bifurcated arm 60 havin two forks61 and G2. The fork 61 is aline with the cranked portion 19 oftheSwingin? lever'19, and engages therewth a# t e ever' 36 moves npward.During Vthe upward movement of the lever 36, the fork 61 enga with theswinging lever'19 and moves t e swinging lever 19, from thepositionshown in Fi 8, to that shown in Fig. 7, to bring the i ler 18 intoengagement with the ejector arm. 17. The swinging lever 19, as therocking lever it'moves n award, causen the ejector arm 17 tn moveownwardly from the position vhown in Fig. 8, to that shown-in 7, toenable the ejector to enter the recess 16, the s ring 25, as shown inFigs. 7 and 8 o liquely arranged tothe-'vertical' plane o 4these partsvto draw the ejector into that recess 16, and enable the holdin parts ofthe recess 16 to hold it there, 'enti the trip dog' 23 engages with thecam 22, and displace@ the ejector from' the recess 16. The trip do 2,3,is' iv'oted to'the fork'62' of the hifurca 1x1-m6 to release the ejectorfrom the recess 16, be o're 'the forli 62 cornes into 'contact withthefswingln'g level' so `thatthe spimg 25 can cause lita 'instantaneousmovement to thepoaition shown in'-F1g."8 to enable the swinging lever to'rewrn' it immediatel thereafter to the position shown in Fig. L Theseparte may be'nrore -s ficelly described miv follows: 4Duringdownward.movement of the treadle lever, the ejector 1s held in the 16, and recessuntil the plunger has released its pressure on theenvelopi When the of.the plunger is relieaeedthe 'trip dog 28an-v remains 1n the

